Intervención de enfermería en pacientes con carcinoma de cuello uterino en Latinoamérica

Abstract

Introduction: Cervical carcinoma is one of the pathologies with a great impact on mortality, so organizations implement guidelines for the control and therapeutic management in patients with confirmed diagnoses. Objective: To conduct a literature review research on nursing interventions in patients with cervical carcinoma in Latin America. Methodology: In the present bibliographic review, scientific documents were analyzed, of which 6 are review articles, 37 field articles, 5 Ministry of Public Health guides, and 2 World Health Organization guides covering Latin American countries were added. Results and Discussion: It was identified that Latin American countries report the following as risk factors for the development of carcinoma: HPV infection, multiple sexual partners, and sexual life before 15 years of age; as for exposure to the disease, it is estimated at ages between 25 and 64 years. On the other hand, clinical guidelines are used by health personnel, especially nurses, but not all guidelines are updated. Conclusion: Genotypes 16 and 18 of the human papillomavirus are the cause of the development of uterine carcinoma, so it is recommended to the female population to perform early detection tests, as for nursing interventions these are developed in nutritional, cognitive, and social care to improve the quality of life in the oncology patient.